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Re: Dark Crystal and Time Zone



On Jan 21, 6:48 am, "N.N. Thayer" <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 20, 8:05 pm, Linards Ticmanis <ticma...@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > The only point where it becomes problematic is very rare games
> > that might not be available in mint form any more. However, in reality,
> > most really rare games are also games that really suck. Interesting to
> > collectors maybe, but not much more.
>
> An archival purist wouldn't distinguish between wheat and chaff,
> though; vintage software earns the privilege of archival simply by
> existing.

( ... trying to make a distinction between preservation for the
future's sake, and mere private hoarding, whose value extends only as
far as the owner's lifespan)